Planetary hours
in Madrid.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:25
- 2☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:12
- 11☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:37 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.